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recollection Definition

rec·ol·lec·tion (rek′ə lek′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or power of recollecting, or calling back to mind; remembrance
  2. what is recollected recollections of youth
  3. Archaic
    1. calmness of mind
    2. religious meditation

Etymology: Fr récollection < ML recollectio

  • recolonize
  • recolor

recollection Related Forms

rec′·ol·lec′·tive adjective

recollection Synonyms

recollection

n.

remembrance, recall, reminiscence, retrospection; see memory 1, remembrance 1.

recollection Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • conversation: Mr Donald then gave his reasons for why I should prefer Dr. Clark's recollection of the conversation.
  • incident: Upon reverting to normal, the usual consciousness has no recollection of the incident.
  • event: Women athletes from all over the world have strong recollections of the event.
  • Mrs: Mrs Torrible has no recollection of Mrs Hardacre, which is not surprising given the time that has now elapsed.
  • dream: These results show that zacatechichi administration appears to enhance the number and/or recollection of dreams during sleeping periods.
  • past: Anyone is invited to send in their stories or recollections of the past.

Converse of object

  • have: I admit I have only a sketchy recollection of exactly who was here to meet us off the plane.
  • preserve: I have not a map of the Pacific, but my memory has preserved a very clear recollection of its southern part.
  • retain: His after-show parties went on for days and were legendary among those who retained any recollection of them.
  • bring: I have some slides & pics from both trips which bring back fond recollections.
  • contain: It contains recollections from players, the public and Billy's family, as well as fascinating observations from the author.

Adjective modifier

  • vague: I have only a vague recollection of either game.
  • vivid: To this day I have a vivid recollection of taking the message on 22nd January 1901 which began: " The Queen died.
  • imperfect: When I arrived in the country I had an imperfect recollection of the events of the 1980s.
  • hazy: Derby: My two-penneth - Nigel Sykes Here's my hazy recollections from Satdi's snooze-fest.
  • dim: He also has dim recollections of his encounter with Ofelia, the spitting image of the woman in the portrait in the sitting room.
  • fond: I have some slides & pics from both trips which bring back fond recollections.

Modifies a noun

  • maeda: The lit ends recollections quot maeda 's ma quot of suffers no cultural.
  • quot: The lit ends recollections quot maeda's ma quot of suffers no cultural.

Noun used with modifier

childhood: I have a suspicion that most of my childhood recollections will start with " Bob and I " .